This week: Netflix Move Raises Net Neutrality Questions; MtGox Revelations; Security Expert Silences Self; XP Concerns; U.S. Cloud Storage Warning The NOW Newspaper | Netflix buys preferential access: Net neutrality questions are coming to a head Something very, very bad recently happened in the U.S. regarding the battle for net neutrality, something that could shape ...
Ah, the Ides of March, bad time for Caesar, bad time for your computer… This is the time of year when I see viruses, malware and Internet scams pick up. And it seems, at least for the last couple of years, that it’s the time I take my monthly post and devote it to reminding ...
This week: Shaw’s Big Wireless Bet: Why Bitcoin Matters; Boeing’s Blackphone big on Security; 14 Movies for Tech Geeks; British Intelligence Intercepting Yahoo Webcam images The Globe and Mail | In battle for Western Canada, Shaw bets big on WiFi In the spring of 2011, just months after becoming chief executive officer ofShaw Communications Inc., ...
This week: In-car LTE from GM; Canada’s Wireless Spectrum Auction; Court Says ISP Must Release Names of Illegal Download Suspects; Why Small and Medium Business Should Be Concerned about Cyber Attacks Mobile Syrup | GM will roll out in-car LTE in Canada starting this summer General Motors originally revealed that it would bring in-car 4G ...
This week: Canada must be Proactive in Mobile Tech; Fed budget gives teeth to wireless code of conduct; Budget to Promote Rural Broadband; Feds still Opposing Telus Mobilicity Bid; Snowden’s Low-Cost Spy Tool Globe and Mail | When it comes to mobile tech, Canada can’t afford to be complacent During a recent business trip to San ...
Recently I spoke with an I.T. administrator who manages a Wide Area Network with locations throughout BC and Alberta. He explained that he uses both Telus for ADSL and Shaw for Cable, because management prefers to deal with “the big boys”. While it is true that Skyway West is smaller in size, there are services that ...
This week: Google Profit Rising, Mobile a Challenge; Routers the New Servers?; Privacy Czar Seeks Limits on Police Medical Record Sharing; Complaints over BCE Customer Tracking; Spies Track Data Streaming from Phone Apps NY Times | Revenue and Profit Rise at Google, but Mobile Is a Persistent Challenge There is no denying that Google has become ...
Yes you did read that correctly. Effective April 8, 2014 Microsoft will no longer provide support or updates for their Windows XP and Office 2003 products. What does this mean? Well, it means that, moving forward, the above mentioned software will become increasingly dangerous to have on your network. This would be due to virus ...
This week: Google Not in Favor of Data Localization; 30 Years of Mac; Neiman Marcus Data Breach; Canadian Gov Opens Data for App Hackathon; Ukraine Gov Knows Who’s Protesting; Google’s Video Tool to Evaluate ISPs Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those ...
This week: Cisco Assumes Your Network’s Hacked; Smart ‘Things’ Sending Spam; Frustrations of Canadian Wireless Policy; Realtor Accepts Bitcoin; NSA’s Radio Pathway into Computers; Internet Free Speech Dead in US?; Google Breaches Canadian Privacy Laws Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those ...